| 5812991 |
System and method for retrieving postage credit contained within a portable memory over a computer network |
| Sep-22-1998 |
A system and method for printing postage indicia, including a desired postage amount, onto a piece of mail. A user takes a postal dispensing device to, or establishes information communication with, an... |
| 5812401 |
Address verification on a postage meter vault |
| Sep-22-1998 |
A portion of an address, such as a delivery point bar code (DPBC), a zip code, or similar postal code definition is stored in a postage meter. The stored address information is compared with an intended... |
| 5812400 |
Electronic postage meter installation and location movement system |
| Sep-22-1998 |
A method for initializing a value metering device includes delivering the value metering device to a user. The user establishes communications between the user and a remote data center. The user communicates... |
| 5809485 |
Method and apparatus for automatically disabling a removable, portable vault of a postage metering |
| Sep-15-1998 |
A postage metering system includes a portable postage meter vault; structure for printing an indication of postage value; a postage meter terminal including apparatus for receiving the portable postage... |
| 5805711 |
Method of improving the security of postage meter machines |
| Sep-8-1998 |
A method for securing data and program code of an electronic postage meter machine against manipulation, having a microprocessor in a control unit of the postage meter machine for implementing steps for... |
| 5799290 |
Method and apparatus for securely authorizing performance of a function in a distributed system such as a postage meter |
| Aug-25-1998 |
A method for authorizing performance of a function in a distributed system having first and second subsystems in communication with each other includes the steps of separately generating a mutual session... |
| 5794222 |
Mail processing system and devices therefor |
| Aug-11-1998 |
A mail processing system includes mail processing devices such as postage meters, a sorting machine and a host computer. Each mail processing device provides to each outgoing mail not only its mailing... |
| 5790429 |
Mail coding system |
| Aug-4-1998 |
A system for processing and encoding mail including a bin configured to hold mail and a transport coupled to said bin to receive mail therefrom. The transport displays multiple moving pieces of mail to... |
| 5787406 |
Value dispensing mechanism, such as a postage meter, having automatic display/printing selection |
| Jul-28-1998 |
A value dispensing mechanism which prints an indication of value includes a portable accounting device which accounts for the printed indication of value; and a terminal including apparatus for printing... |
| 5774886 |
System and method for automatically printing postage on mail |
| Jun-30-1998 |
A system and method for printing a postage meter stamp, including a desired postage amount, onto a piece of mail. A user obtains a touch memory utility ("TMU") button from the Post Office in order to obtain... |
| 5768132 |
Controlled acceptance mail system securely enabling reuse of digital token initially generated for a mailpiece on a subsequently prepared different mailpiece to authenticate payment of postage |
| Jun-16-1998 |
A method for mail payment evidencing includes processing a collation of mail where the collation is one of a series of mail collations being created. Payment rating parameters are determined for carrier... |
| 5745887 |
Method and apparatus for remotely changing security features of a postage meter |
| Apr-28-1998 |
A value printing system having a printing mechanism; a device for moving the printing mechanism in a first predetermined manner during printing by the printing mechanism to record an indication of value... |
| 5742932 |
Method and system of accounting for transaction costs and currency exchange in a hybrid mail system |
| Apr-21-1998 |
The invention is a method of accounting for a transaction cost and currency exchange relative to customer accounts in a hybrid mail system. The method begins by establishing a data center, a first remote... |
| 5737729 |
Interactive kiosk for selecting and sending mail pieces |
| Apr-7-1998 |
The present invention is an apparatus and method for selecting and sending mail pieces via an interactive kiosk. The interactive kiosk contains a microprocessor system programmed to interact with the customer... |
| 5734566 |
Method and apparatus for keeping a matched document inserter system in synchronization |
| Mar-31-1998 |
A method and apparatus for keeping a matched document inserter system in synchronization. The method and apparatus are directed to controlling the inserter system which includes an input section for producing... |
| 5731980 |
Electronic postage meter system having internal accounting system and removable external accounting system |
| Mar-24-1998 |
A metering system includes means for printing postage value. First means are coupled to the printing means for accounting for value printed by the printing means. Second means are coupled to the printing... |
| 5729461 |
Postage metering system including means for controlling the resolution of printing a portion of a postage indicia |
| Mar-17-1998 |
A postage metering system comprising: printing apparatus, the printing apparatus including structure for printing a postage indicia having a first portion including a postage value and a second portion... |
| 5719775 |
Franking machine and franking machine system |
| Feb-17-1998 |
A franking machine is provided with means to communicate with a postal authority station and with sensors response to mis-treatment or mal-function of the franking machine. The machine is operated periodically... |
| 5717597 |
System and method for printing personalized postage indicia on greeting cards |
| Feb-10-1998 |
A system and method for printing a postage meter stamp, including a desired postage amount and a personalized postage indicia onto a label or an envelope for use in conjunction with a computer generated... |
| 5715164 |
System and method for communications with postage meters |
| Feb-3-1998 |
In a communications system, a host computer in a data center communicates with a multiplicity of electronic postage meters via telephone dial-up lines to conduct telemeter setting (TMS) transactions. Through... |
| 5710707 |
Postage metering system including primary accounting means and means for accessing secondary accounting means |
| Jan-20-1998 |
A postage metering system includes primary accounting structure and non-secure printing structure. The primary accounting structure includes a primary computer which includes structure for sequentially... |
| 5701249 |
Service and usage data collection using a special mail piece |
| Dec-23-1997 |
A monitoring system that determines the amount and type of customers' usage of machines and equipment without having a representative of the manufacturer physically inspect the customers machines and equipment.... |
| 5699258 |
Assembly for franking postal matter, and multi-carrier shipping system |
| Dec-16-1997 |
A systen for franking postal matter comprises a control module, a printer module, a memory connected to the control module, a receiving device connected with the memory for receiving data transmitted via... |
| 5696685 |
Control system for an electronic postage meter having a programmable print head controller |
| Dec-9-1997 |
The printer control module is programmed to output control signals to the printer driver characterized by the data written in the control registers. The control system for a printing apparatus includes... |
| 5684706 |
System having multiple user input stations and multiple mail preparation apparatus for preparing and franking a mail piece |
| Nov-4-1997 |
A system for producing mail pieces. The system includes a plurality of apparatus each having a first printer for printing documents and a second printer for printing envelopes and a mail finishing unit... |
| 5684705 |
Mailing system |
| Nov-4-1997 |
A mailing system is disclosed in which a mail item includes or carries a smart device. The smart device stores data relating to postal information and destination address. A mailing machine similar to... |
| 5671146 |
Method for improving the security of postage meter machines |
| Sep-23-1997 |
In a method for improving the security of postage meter machines, the intent to conduct an authorized opening of the machine, such as for inspection or maintenance purposes, is first reported to a central... |
| 5661653 |
Custom class selection in automated mail processing |
| Aug-26-1997 |
A program controlled automatic mail processor includes custom rates software to facilitate processing of mixed mail streams for posting via a plurality of classes, without manual sorting of the mail into... |
| 5657689 |
Franking machine system |
| Aug-19-1997 |
A franking machine system is disclosed in which a signal is transmitted for reception only in a predetermined location. A franking machine intended to be operated at the predetermined location is inoperative... |
| 5638283 |
Franking machine |
| Jun-10-1997 |
A franking machine is provided with receiver means to receive positional signals from a global positioning system. The franking machine may be operated to print positional data as part of a franking impression... |
| 5625839 |
System for testing if destination address transmitted with data packet is a valid address before storage of data into memory of electronic postage meter |
| Apr-29-1997 |
In an electronic postage meter and external servicing system, a method and apparatus are disclosed for loading data in a universal format from the external servicing device to the postage meter. Data packets... |
| 5606508 |
Assembly for franking postal matter |
| Feb-25-1997 |
A system for franking postal matter comprises a control module, a printer module, a memory connected to the control module, a receiving device connected with the memory for receiving data transmitted via... |
| 5602742 |
Postage metering system |
| Feb-11-1997 |
A postage management system is disclosed that enables the use of one of a plurality of carriers from any station in the network. The system imprints postage on postal and private courier parcels and envelopes.... |
| 5586035 |
Franking machine in two portions |
| Dec-17-1996 |
A postage machine includes a first meter portion comprising postage means commanded by a first microprocessor (50), a keyboard (22) and a display (21 ), and a second base portion comprising a second Microprocessor... |
| 5555508 |
Programmable electrical energy meter and methods therefor |
| Sep-10-1996 |
Methods and apparatus for metering electrical energy are disclosed in an electronic meter. Such meter includes a first processor for determining electrical energy from voltage and current signals and for... |
| 5552991 |
Control system for an electronic pastage meter having a programmable application specific intergrated circuit |
| Sep-3-1996 |
The electronic postage meter includes a printing unit which is responsive to a plurality of motors for printing of a postage indicia in response to a control circuit. The control circuit is comprised of... |
| 5483458 |
Programmable clock module for postage metering control system |
| Jan-9-1996 |
The electronic postage meter includes a printing unit which is responsive to a plurality of motors for printing of a postage indicia in response to control circuit. The control circuit is comprised of... |
| 5471925 |
Apparatus and method for changing the text portion of logos for postage meters |
| Dec-5-1995 |
An apparatus for changing the text portion of logos for postage meters includes a printer module for a fully electronically produced postage meter imprint having an advertising logo, at least one input,... |
| 5444631 |
Franking machine with record storage facility |
| Aug-22-1995 |
A franking machine includes a non-volatile record memory and circuits for writing information into this memory only if at least one characteristic of a franking operation is different from that for the... |
| 5437441 |
Mail preparation copier with mailing address identification |
| Aug-1-1995 |
A digital copier with mail preparation functions including a document input scanner deriving an electronic representation of an original document placed at a scanning position associated therewith; a document... |
| 5433537 |
Mailing machine with testing of sensors |
| Jul-18-1995 |
In a machine including structure for energizing the machine, structure for printing indicia on a sheet, and structure for feeding the sheet in a path of travel to the printing structure, apparatus for... |
| 5415089 |
Mailing machine including printing drum deceleration and constant velocity control system |
| May-16-1995 |
A mailing machine base adapted to have a postage meter mounted thereon, wherein the meter includes a postage printing drum having a home position, the base comprising, structure for moving the drum, a... |
| 5355068 |
Mailing machine including shutter bar control system |
| Oct-11-1994 |
A mailing machine base adapted to have a postage meter mounted thereon, wherein the meter has a postage printing drum and a drive gear therefor, and wherein the meter has a shutter bar movable in opposite... |
| 5341505 |
System and method for accessing remotely located ZIP+4 zipcode database |
| Aug-23-1994 |
A distributed computer system enables end-users without direct access to a ZIP+4 database to obtain ZIP+4 zipcode values for specified addresses from a remotely located computer having a ZIP+4 database.... |
| 5339733 |
Apparatus for sensing mail piece surface contour |
| Aug-23-1994 |
A mailing machine is disclosed which includes an apparatus for scanning the surface contour of mail pieces as they move along a feed path prior to being engaged by the printing device of a postage meter... |
| 5325303 |
Continuous mailing forms and mailing preparation system |
| Jun-28-1994 |
An automated system for mail preparation and record keeping includes a data processor having a memory for storing program instructions and data including postage fees for different types of mailing, and... |
| 5301116 |
Device for setting of date stamps in a postage-meter machine |
| Apr-5-1994 |
The postage meter machine (11) comprises a stator part (12) and a print rotor (13). Two motors (41, 52), a drive (42), a motor switch (45), a battery (46), a logic unit (56), a clock module (58), and two... |
| 5283752 |
Method of preparing an item to be mailed and system for carrying out that method |
| Feb-1-1994 |
The invention relates to a method of preparing an item to be mailed using a printer in which a main document is printed and a line of mail preparation stations comprising an inserter station, responsive... |
| 5283744 |
Franking machine |
| Feb-1-1994 |
A franking machine for accounting for postage value used in franking items to be carried by postal authority or other carrier is constructed of electronic circuits specifically constructed to carry out... |
| 5278541 |
Enhanced reliability in portable rechargeable devices |
| Jan-11-1994 |
In a postage meter which has a meter section powered by house current in normal operation, but which requires auxiliary power source batteries while in transit, a circuit is provided which, in connection... |
